Trailer Towing - Mercedes-Benz E 2008 Series Owner's Manual

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Switchover lever
1
Switch lever 1 over.
X
Replace the cap.
X
G Risk of accident
Have your headlamps switched back to
asymmetrical dipped beam if you visit a
country in which traffic drives on the same
side of the road as in the country in which
your vehicle was registered. You may oth-
erwise dazzle the oncoming traffic and
could cause an accident.
Version: 2.9.4

Trailer towing

Folding out the ball coupling
Before you can tow a trailer with your vehicle,
you must fit the ball coupling.
i
In vehicles with a folding bench seat, first
remove the folding bench seat cushion
( page 86) and fold up the luggage com-
Y
partment floor ( page 195).
Y
The telescopic lever is under the boot/lug-
gage compartment mat on the left-hand side.
Telescopic lever
1
Indicator lamp
2
Trailer towing
G Risk of accident
Make sure that the ball coupling is fully
engaged both when it is folded in and when
it is folded out. The indicator lamp is not lit.
Do not pull the telescopic lever if a trailer
is attached. The trailer could otherwise
come loose.
Pull telescopic lever 1 out forwards.
X
Pull telescopic lever 1 upwards.
X
The ball coupling disengages and folds out
from under the rear bumper.
Indicator lamp 2 flashes. The trailer power
socket folds away automatically.
Guide telescopic lever 1 back again.
X
Operation
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